Daily Republican., 1887-08-13
THE RAILROAD WRECK.
The Death. Hist swollen to One Hundred
and Fifty-six Tho Coroner's Ing nest
Tho Bridge Set ON Fire.

Tho DEATH. List swollen to One Hundred
and Fifty-six Tho Coroner's Inq nest
The Bridge Set on Fire.
CHATswoRrH, August 12 The dis.
patches sent from herr yesterday did
not exaggerats the facts OF the awfu,'
dtsastcr OF "Wednesday night on the
Toleda, Peorin and Western Railroad,
but on the contrary did net tell the fuli
extent OF the disaster. It was then b.-
| lieve1 that the death Hat was 118, but 1t
hos since run up to 156 aud will cer
iainly go hey yonu that, for many Of the
wounded cannot recover. A large nun.
ber OF them are too badly hurt 10 be re
moved from th!g plsce, which has been
turned into o ver.table hospital
The dead are being sent away as soon
as recoGuiZe6. There are many who
nre positive In their belief that the
bridge WAS sst ON ire by thieves Ia or,
der to wreck the train and rob the ex
cursiOnists.
SCENES AT CHATSwoRTH.
CHATswoRrH, August IL The her.
rors OF the wreck seemed deepening
this morning instead OF lessening.
Added to tito pi;isble spectacle Of the
dend md the Iniseriea OF the dsing q
stencil sickeningiy foul was issuing
from oil the numerous places where the
oorpses Of tho vic.iuH yet remained
Blood stainsd, bedraggled sheets and
blankets were thrown loosely ever each,
but afforded but little projection from
the swarus OF flies which were oon.
tinuously lowering ovsr them. The odor
emanatipg from The bodies efectually
kept the room clear OF ell but the hardi-
, est of the still lingering anxious or Gu
;, rious crowds.
Torn ard bleeding human beiGge, in
all the difsrent stages of suffering lay
}. around tho roono mo sning and crying
/. with agony while doctors aud nuTses
:, were binding up their wounds. B,oody
clothing, torn and covered with mud
ley around on the floors in heaps, to
:, gether with car cushions, mstirrsss
and blankets on which they had betI
brought from the scene Of the wreck.
Blood was every where ON the f1of
walle, ,clOfhina and bands Of the wou0d
C. cd, as we'll az those who were caring 70
If them. As tie Gay wore away and tn
ie aftt rnoon shadows ltpg,henGd into tt
. averin7, the scenes changed sonewbD:
q The wounded had been dressed su,
bandaecG. and mass Of them reEt.,
= quietly enough.
5R IN 'he dsnot atChats~osth snd ia to
unoccupied store used as moEgu- IN
s.eno wac eOsHes,ies OF q 9httl
house. Stretched out on the fDors 1
'si different dtrecticnG were the COrpbea {
pep, women and children, dressed /
the clothing in which Trey had rec
Gneir death. IE The eI2pty store, ia
rtcm iwenty feet wide and forty fei
long, were counted % corpses at OF
ttlns.
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST
h Tha coroner's Inquest was begun ia
~ night The first witness called wi
II Superintendent Armstrong. Es test
2. fed that the trsln left Chatsworth
~ about IL AZ Wedp eecay night. Aft
p leaving Ee went in;o his own car ar
n sat there three Or four rnsIu,es, whs
, he felt q fearful shock to the Train II
uext instant the car passed over u
Y. bnroing bridge He " as thrown ont
one OF the windows into hedge fen C
II Hs got NO snd asked hne oil the FIR
men where the first engine was and vi
m told that EDgiceer Sutherland bad gol
~ to Gilman for help. The enEiue can
IN nboat three- quarters OF an hour wi
doctors.
The engine set Ere to pothing. sI
h only one car and Pullman sleep
N 81 the section foreman near the wre'
,ner the occurrence, and The later ss
that he went over the section n. 8.
las ". .dL-.dsy and there wse no FIRE the
then. The witness haG warned him
UaVo the section haL Dis 90 over the 81
oD ton after quitting work. Eno wing th
oe The excursion train was going over
sle,, road that night. No train went oy
nall tae bridge after o so O'Clock Wedn
AS day. Thu witness counud the tick
before reaching Cbstswor:s, aud fou
tha. the-A we're over $50 persous on
'S7, train. He aid he believed there We
only three or four dead persons in Pil
.,y, U,ly. the witness did not think H. p
dible nybody could have been 30 fer
rom rom ,sh as to burn the bridge.
oout SPEED OF THE TRAIN.
,sn The train wap running, he judg
bout about 80 miies an hoar ~ the time
one - >.,5a,. r.rI,a.. g,.karla
cam we hSo1osht' L1s'heti o1'co, ~ .
| tnia HI m that IA ssS W q very small O.,